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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the prized possession of the Commander who captured Billy and Roland?
(a) His ancient rifle
(b) His sheepskin jacket
(c) His pocket watch
(d) His golden boots

2. Who wrote a fan letter to Kilgore Trout?
(a) Kurt Vonnegut
(b) Billy Pilgrim
(c) Eliot Rosewater
(d) Paul Lazzaro

3. What does Billy dream about in the hospital?
(a) Flying over the battlefield
(b) That he is a giraffe
(c) Marching next to Roland Weary
(d) Swimming in the Hudson River

4. What does Billy see in the Carlsbad Caverns when the lights are switched off?
(a) The silhouette of the Ranger's hat
(b) About a million bats falling out of an opening
(c) Nothing; he is left in total darkness
(d) His father's pocket watch glowing in the dark

5. What did the German soldiers find on Billy when they searched him?
(a) His rifle and bayonet
(b) The letter from his mother
(c) A two-inch pencil stub
(d) A picture of his girlfriend

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the barbershop quartet at the anniversary party remind Billy of?

2. Who offers the American prisoners shelter after the bombing?

3. Why do the Germans laugh at Billy's coat?

4. What complaint is Billy's doctor trying to relieve?

5. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?

(see the answer key)

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